Morton Fraser's Podcasts

In this week's podcast, and in light of recent news headlines, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss how employers should deal with employees caught viewing adult material at work and what pitfalls to avoid if taking disciplinary action. 

In this week's podcast, David Hossack and Hayley Johnson discuss the key factors that lead to employees taking action against their employer.

Innes Clark and David Hossack discuss the key findings of this wide ranging survey including the main causes of workplace stress and the pivotal role of managers in employee health and wellbeing.

David Hossack speaks to Hannah Marshall on what employers can do to change their workplace practices to better support neurodiverse employees and what reasonable adjustments may be appropriate.

David Hossack talks to discrimination expert Sarah Gilzean about the updated position on UK Government plans for Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting and what the future may hold. Both David and Sarah are avid users of Twitter. Their handles are @SarahGilzean and @DavidHossack_MF

With the latest increases to the Vento bands coming into force in April, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss how an Employment Tribunal approaches compensating injury to feelings in discrimination claims.

n our weekly podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent employment tribunal case which saw an employee automatically unfairly dismissed following her raising Covid concerns. They also discuss the tribunal finding that she was harassed as a result of comments made as to whether she was menopausal.

In our weekly employment podcast, David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwright discuss some of the potential implications of so many Ukrainians being displaced so suddenly, from an employment law perspective.  What protections are there and what can organisations do to make sure that they don't give business opportunities to those who may try to exploit some of the World's most vulnerable workers? Content Warning: Slavery, Human Trafficking, Sexual Harassment. This podcast discusses issues of slavery, human trafficking and sexual harassment. Listener discretion is advised.

In this podcast in our "Stuck in the Middle" mediation series, David Hossack speaks with mediator and author Anna Howard about her insightful book on mediation ""EU Cross-Border Commercial Mediation: Listening to Disputants - Changing the Frame; Framing the Changes". In the podcast Anna sets out the result of her findings on why mediation is not as widely adopted as it might and offers a different perspective on how it might be promoted. This highly recommended book is available from Kluwer's online store: https://law-store.wolterskluwer.com/s/product/changing-the-frame-framing-the-changes/01t0f00000J4qNR and discount of 25% is available for listeners by using the code 25CBCM22

In our weekly employment law podcast, David Hossack and Innes Clark discuss the key employment law changes taking place in April.

In our weekly employment podcast, David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwright discuss the recent high profile mass dismissals involving employees of P&O Ferries and consider the legal issues involved.

In our weekly employment podcast, Elise Turner and David Hossack discuss the recent BBC Three documentary "Jobfished". This reported the story of 52 individuals who were conned into months of working for free for a fake company and consider what, if anything, employees can do to protect themselves from becoming victims of such a scam.

In our weekly employment law podcast David Hossack and Innes Clark discuss a recent case where the key issue was whether payment of a contractual PILON converted a resignation into a dismissal.

As we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, Chair Jenny Dickson, HR Director Martin Glover and Senior Associate Sarah Gilzean sit down to discuss the importance of the day, the current missions of IWD with particular focus on 'Women at Work' and highlight what Morton Fraser are doing to forge an inclusive work culture.

In the quest to encourage the use of mediation as an effective method to resolve disputes, mediators David Hossack and Laura McKenna surveyed lawyers in Scotland to gauge the use of mediation and the obstacles which may be preventing its use. In this podcast, they discuss the results and consider what could be done to improve things to better meet clients' needs

In our weekly employment podcast, David Hossack and Lindsey Cartwright discuss the implications of the latest case concerning holiday pay as it relates to the accrual of leave (and any payment due on termination) where workers have been denied the right to paid leave.

As part of the traineeship program here it at Morton Fraser, it is customary to rotate to different divisions every 6 months in order to gain new experiences and learn about different areas of the law. Chair and partner, Jenny Dickson catches up with trainee solicitor Ryan Mitchell to discuss how his first seat in our Real Estate and Infrastructure division has been and to highlight some of the learnings he will take onto his next seat.

In our weekly employment podcast, David Hossack and Fiona Meek discuss a recent case which looked at whether employees are entitled to remove confidential documents from their employer in anticipation of legal proceedings.

In the sixth and final episode of our series, David Hossack discusses issues around funding claims and recovering expenses with experts Nicola Edgar and Derek Couper. The issues discussed include the various ways claims can be funded, including Success Fee Agreements, insurance and Legal Aid. Nicola also sets out the impact of the recent introduction of QOCS and the circumstances when the protection  this provide claimants may be taken away. Finally, Derek and Nicola provide their advice on maximising the expenses recoverable from the Defenders, by utilising Pursuer's Offers, applying for an additional fee and considering the best way to approach the preparation of the judicial account.  

Employment law experts, David Hossack and Helen Donnelly discuss how the proposed right to disconnect outside of contracted working hours might be received in the modern, flexible workplace.